Attachment for pens.



I. CONTANT, In.

ATTACHMENT FOR PENS.

APPLICATION FILED IUNE 3. |916.

1,212,020. Patented Jan. 9,1917.

Strawn/1g ISAAC CONT-ANT, JR., 0F LODI, NEW JERSEY.V

ATTACHMENT FOR PENS.

'Specication of Letters Patent.

Patenteaaan. 9', 191 a.

Application led June 3, 1916. Serial No. 101,569'.

To all wwm t may concern:

Be it known that I, .ISAAC CONTANT, J r., a citizen of the United States, residing at Lodi, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Pens, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an attachment for fountain pens or pencils and more particularly to an attachment which may be `used in place ofthe closing cap now associated with writing instruments of this character. v The primary object of the invention is to provide an attachment of the class described having mounted therein a spool upon which' is wound a strip of paper which, when the spool is turned by a key associated with the attachment has a portion thereof extended through a slot in the attachment so that the extended portion of the strip may be written upon with the pen and either torn off or rewound upon the spool and kept for future reference.

Another object of the invention is to provide the attachment with a spring band so.

arranged with relation to the spool mounted to turn in the attachment that the spring band will facilitate the winding or unwinding of the paper from the spool and also assist in guiding a portion thereof through the opening in the attachment when the spool is turned in one direction.

A further object of the invention is to provide the attachment with a spool upon which the strip of memo paper is Wound which is so constructed that when the attachment is applied to a writing instrument, thespool receives a portion of the pen and serves as a cap therefor.

With these and otherlobjects in view, the invention resides in the novel combination and arrangement of. parts, which will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated in the accompanying drawing, although no restriction is necessarily made to the precise details of construction therein shown, as changes, alterations, andmodications within the scope of the'claims may be resorted to when desired.

Like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing, in which: Figure l is a side-elevation offa pen showing the improved attachment applied thereto. Fig.- 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the attachment showing the same applied to a. pen, the pen being shown in elevation. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing an end on the strip of memo paper extending through the outlet opening in the body of the attachment. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the position of the spring band 1n the body of the attachment when the roll of paper has been removed from the spool. Fig. 6 is a detailed perspective view of the spring band. Fig. 7 isa detailed perspective view of the spool removed from the attachment. Fig. 8 is a face View of the winding key removed from the attachment and the spool. l

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral l designates a fountain pen of the type now in common use and having near one end threads 2 by means of which a closing cap may be removably connected with the pen. The numeral 3 designates the body of-the attachment which is cylindrical in shape and provided at one end with a tapered extension 4, said body having a longitudinally extending bore terminating at one end in an annular shoulder 6. The bore 5 forms a spool chamber 7 within the body.

The extension 4 has formed therein a longitudinally extending and flared passage 8, the peripheral wall of which is threaded for a portion of its length between its ends, as at 9, to enable the body to be removably con-l nected with the pen l by means of the threads 2, said passage` communicating at its smaller end with the spool chamber 7.

The body 3 has formed therein between its ends a' circular opening 10 through which the contents of the spool chamber 7 may be viewed from the exterior of the body. Ar-

ranged upon opposite sides of the opening assist in projecting the contents of the spool i chamber through the openings 11 which form a mouth 15 in thebody.

The body 3 has formed therein between its ends at diametrically opposite points a groove 16 and a transversely extending slot.

17 communicating with the terminals of a recess 18 formed in the peripheral wall of the spool chamber 7 amd in the rear of the opening 10. A spring` band 19 has an olfset portion 20 formlng arms 21 and 22. The arm 21 which is arranged with the spool chamber 7 and adapted to be held in the re` cess 18 by the contents of the spool chamber has formed thereon near one end a stud 23 received in the groove 16.

The offset portion 20 of the band. 19 is received in the slot 17 so that the arm 22 for the greater portion of its length is arranged exteriorly of the body 3 and has its free end 24 extending through the sight opening 10 into the interior of the spool chamber 7 to contact with the contents thereof and assist in directing a portion vthereof through the mouth 15 in the body 3.

The oil'set portion 2() of the spring band 19 is'providcd with an operating knob 25 which may be used to adjust the offset portion of the band in the slot 17 to regulate the distance which the end 24 of the arm 22 extends within the openin 10 and also to cause the arm 21 to be received in the recess 18. y

A spool 26 which is cylindrical in shape is received in the spool chamber 7 and is rovided for a portion of its len h with a ongitudinally extending and tapered bore 27 communicating with the flared passage 8 in the extension 4, so that when the body 3 is connected with a pen or pencil a portion of thewriting instrument will be received in the tapered bore 27 of the spool.

One end of the spool 26 is provided with a flange 28 having a bearing face 29 for contact with the shoulder 6, said iange spacing the spool from the peripheral surface of the spool chamber 7 and serving as a bearing for one end of the spool.

The other end of the spool has formed thereon an extension 30 through which opens out an air passage 31 communicating with the tapered bore 27 in the spool.

The spool 26 has mounted thereon a roll of writing paper 32 which may be secured to the spool by a suitable adhesive substance on one end of the strip of paper forming the roll, said roll also having an end treated with a similar substance which prevents the unwinding of the strip while being applied to the spool. Y

After the roll has been applied to the spool and unwound for memorandum purposes and again rewound upon the spool, the arm 21 of the spring band 19 serves to hold the strip of paper tightly wound upon the spool.

A cap 33 for connection. with the body 3 is provided with an extension 34 threadedly engaged with threads 35 on. the wall of the spool chamber 7, so that the cap can be disconnected from the body to permit the removal of the spool from within the chamber 7.

The extension 34 of the cap 33 has formed therein an annular recess 36 in which is received for turning movement the head 37 of a winding key 38, the ste'm 39 of which extends beyond the cap through an open- 'ing 40 therein to receive athumb-piece 41.

The head 37 is recessed to receive the extension 30 on the spool, so that when the thumb-piece 41 on the winding key 38 is turned the spool will be rotated without imparting turning movement to the cap The stem 39 of the winding key has formed therein a passage 42 which communicates with the passage 31 in the spool and co-acts. therewith to admit air to the bore 27 when the attachment is connected with a pen or pencil. c n

A clip 43 is connected vwith the cap 33 to enable the pen or pencil to be retained in the pocket when the attachment has been applied thereto.

To apply the roll of writing paper 32 to the spool, the cap 33 is disconnected from the body 3 and the spool removed from the spool chamber.

'the same until one end thereof contacts with the bearing flange 28, the winding spool having previously been moistened so that the gummed end of the paper forming the roll will adhere tothe winding spool. The operating knob 25 on the band 19 is moved to a position in the slot 17 which will cause the arm 21 to be received in the recess 18. The spool is now positioned in the spool chamber with the bearing flange 28 contacting with the shoulder`6. The cap 33 is again connected with the body which causes the extension 30 to be received in the recess 36 in the head 37 on the winding key.

lWhen it is desired to'use a portion of the paper roll for memorandum purposes, the thumb-piece on the winding key is turned which causes the free end of the roll to be passed through the mouth 15 in the body, it being noted that the free end of the arm 22 which is in contact with the paper roll materially assists in directing the paper through said opening. When a sucient quantity of paper has been un-reeled from the roll, it is grasped between the thumb and finger and the paper brought into contact with the tearing edge 14 of the mouth 15 and severed from the roll if desired. The

The roll of paper is now -slipped on the winding spool and pushed along attachment may now be removed from the pen and a memorandum Written on the detached or extended portion of the paper roll.

Should the thumb-piece of the winding .key be turned in the Wrong direction, it will tinued use, it will be seen that by arranging the arm 22 exteriorly of the body 3 that as the arm 21 moves out of the recess 18, the free end of the arm 21 is'moved into engagement with the opposite side of the roll, so that the free end of the arm 21 Will at all times be in a position to direct the free edge of the paper roll through the mouth`15.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is at once apparent that a pen or pen.- cil attachment has been provided Which may be used as a closing cap for the instrument to which itis applied and is so vconstructed that it Will contain a roll of paper which may be used for memorandum purposes.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a body having a chamber'therein and tapered slots forming an outlet opening from said chamber, said slot-s each having a beveled Wall forming a tearing edge, a spool mounted to turn in said4 cham'ber and having a bore to receive the end of a writing instrument, a paper roll carried by said spool and having an end arranged to extend through said opening below said tearing edge, means for imparting turning movement to the spool i connected therewith and With the body, and

a spring band connected With the body and contacting with the paper roll.

2. A device of the class described comprising a body for connection With the end of -a Writing instrument and having a chamber therein and tapered slots forming an outlet opening from said chamber, said slots having beveled side Walls, a spool arranged in the chamber, a paper roll carried by the v spool, means for turning the spool and the paper roll, a spring band connected with the peripheral Wall' of said chamber, and, an offset portion in said 'band forming arms for contact with said roll.

3.- A device of the class described comprising a body for connection With end of a Writing instrument and provided With a chamber having an outlet opening and a groove and a slot arranged at d-iametrically opposite points in the peripheral wall of said chamber, a spool mounted to turn in said chamber, a paper roll carried by the spool, means for imparting turning movement to the spool and roll, a spring band, a stud on said band received in said groove, 4and an o'set portion 1n said band received 1n said slot, said oiset portion forming arms ar- ISAAC ooN'rANT, JR.

Attest MARINUs CONTANT, GEORGE CLICKER. 

